KNOW YOUR H2O

Mark L. Johnson

Jul 21, 20201 min read

Know Your H2O-Part XI-Conclusions & Recommendations

Water is the sustenance of life. We cannot live without it. Water needs to be managed sensibly and with care. Arizona has been engaged in...

Mark L. Johnson

Jul 18, 202016 min read

Know Your H2O-Part X-Marana Water & Tucson Water

Part X covers Marana Water and Tucson Water including; (1) Town of Marana Joint Service Areas, (2) Marana Water and (3) Tucson Water....

Mark L. Johnson

Jun 5, 202014 min read

Know Your H2O-Part IX-Tucson Active Management Area (TAMA)

Part IX covers the Tucson Active Management Area (TAMA) including; (1) General Description, (2) Geohydrology (3) Supply & Demand, (4)...

Mark L. Johnson

May 15, 20206 min read

Know Your H2O-Part VIII-Central Arizona Project (CAP)

Part VIII covers the Central Arizona Project (CAP) including; (1) General Description, (2) Construction, (3) Pumping & Energy, (4)...

Mark L. Johnson

May 11, 20206 min read

Know Your H2O-Part VII-Colorado River

Part VII provides the background on the Colorado River including; (1) General Description, (2) Law of the River, (3) Regulatory Quagmire,...

Mark L. Johnson

May 6, 20209 min read

Know Your H2O-Part VI-Groundwater Management Act

Part VI provides the background on Arizona’s Groundwater Management Act (1980) and subsequent groundwater legislation/regulation that...

Mark L. Johnson

Apr 24, 20203 min read

Know Your H2O-Part V-Groundwater Recharge

Part V provides the background on groundwater recharge (replenishment)---both natural and artificial. A good understanding of groundwater...

Mark L. Johnson

Apr 20, 20203 min read

Know Your H2O-Part IV-Arizona Water Law

Part IV provides the background on water law in the United States (US) and more specifically in Arizona (AZ). Many common water resource...

Mark L. Johnson

Apr 10, 20204 min read

Know Your H2O-Part III-Water Resources

Part III reviews the sources of water available for potable water and irrigation water. Many common water resource terms will be...

Mark L. Johnson

Apr 2, 20201 min read

Know Your H2O-Part II-Water Lingo

Unfortunately, the water industry has utilized a variety of different terms, acronyms, units and descriptions over the last 170 years. ...

Mark L. Johnson

Mar 28, 20201 min read

Know Your H2O-Part I

One Tortolita Alliance (TA) goal for 2020 is to learn more about the water supply situation in the Tucson region, especially the Town of...